A Florida-based truck driver has been found guilty of murdering his co-driver in White County, Indiana, in March 2022.
Miguel Ibarguren, a 46-year-old resident of Miami, was found guilty on Wednesday by a jury of killing 63-year-old Aristide Garcia, a Los Angeles resident, according to a news release from the Indiana State Police.
Ibarguren’s sentencing is scheduled for next month.
On March 8, 2022, work crews cleaning along I-65 in White County discovered Garcia’s body along the roadway. Garcia had been reported missing by his employer on Feb. 3, after his tractor-trailer was located without him.
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A police report filed in 2022 did not name the trucking company both drivers were employed by. According to a report by Time, Ibarguren and Garcia were co-drivers for Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based carrier CRST.
Investigators ruled the death a homicide but did not provide details. Ibarguren was located in Arlington, Texas, on March 15, 2022, and taken into custody.
Officials said Ibarguren’s conviction came after “an extensive multi-state investigation” by Indiana State Police Detectives, who were assisted by local, state and federal agencies across several jurisdictions.
